Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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